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Snappy's Shrimp
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2022
- address1901 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613
Is Snappy's Shrimp clean?
Snappy's Shrimp is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 22, 2022. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Snappy's Shrimp?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER, FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD STORAGE BINS WERE NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME AND EXPIRATION DATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD AND BEING IN THE PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA HANDLING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD HANDLERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE HANDLING FOOD AND BEING IN THE PREP AREA AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED CLEAN FOOD STORAGE BINS NOT INVERTED IN THE REAR PREP AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOD PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID ITEMS TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT, BOXES OF SINGLE-USE ARTICLES (PLASTIC BOTTLES AND CLEAR FOOD CONTAINERS) STORED ON THE FLOOR AND ELEVATED WITH MILK CRATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID ITEMS ON SMOOTH AND EASILY CLENABLE SURFACES AND REFRAME FROM UTILIZING MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION.Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED CLEAN FOOD STORAGE BINS NOT INVERTED IN THE REAR PREP AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOD PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID ITEMS TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED IN THE BASEMENT, BOXES OF SINGLE-USE ARTICLES (PLASTIC BOTTLES AND CLEAR FOOD CONTAINERS) STORED ON THE FLOOR AND ELEVATED WITH MILK CRATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SAID ITEMS ON SMOOTH AND EASILY CLENABLE SURFACES AND REFRAME FROM UTILIZING MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED AT THE BACK OF THE INTERIOR OF ALL THE DEEP FRYING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, FOOD BUILD-UP, AND DEBRIS. ALSO OBSERVED WAS FOOD DEBRIS AT THE DRAIN IN THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS.
When was Snappy's Shrimp last inspected?
Snappy's Shrimp has 20 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| July 22, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 31, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 8, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 10, 2017 | Pass |
Snappy's Shrimp vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 22, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.